Reconquista, Santa Fe

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Reconquista
City
Reconquista Cathedral
Flag
Reconquista Location of Reconquista in Argentina
Coordinates: 29°14′S 59°56′W / 29.233°S 59.933°W / -29.233; -59.933
Country	Argentina
Province	Santa Fe
Department	General Obligado
Founded	1872
Government
• Mayor	Amadeo E. Vallejos (FPV)
Area
• Total	537 km2 (207 sq mi)
Elevation	46 m (151 ft)
Population  (2010 census)
• Total	99,288
• Density	180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (ART)
CPA base	S3560
Dialing code	+54 3482
Website	Official website

Reconquista is a city in the north of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, 327 km (203 mi) from the provincial capital. It is the head town of the General Obligado Department, and it has 99,288 inhabitants according to the 2010 census [INDEC].

The city lies on a branch of the Paraná River opposite the city of Goya, Corrientes. As of 2005, the construction of a road link between the two cities is under study; at present there is no way to cross the multiple minor branches, streams and wetlands except by boat.

Reconquista was founded on 27 April 1872 as a military fort, established by Colonel Manuel Obligado, in lands formerly belonging to the Jesuit mission Reducción San Jerónimo del Rey. It was declared a city in 1921.